Mild problem-solving task improves brain function after a concussion, new study suggests
Credit: (SMU) Concern is growing about the danger of sports-related concussions and their long-term impact on athletes. But physicians and...
Bees love blue fluorescent light, and not just any wavelength will do
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have learned that a specific wavelength range of blue fluorescent light set...
Blue gene regulation helps plants respond properly to light
Credit: Public Domain Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have discovered a process through which gene...
Scripps graduate student discovers world’s first known manta ray nursery
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego A graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University...
Cells can trap viruses in protein cage to stop their spread, study reveals
Credit: Pfanzelter et al., 2018 Researchers at The Francis Crick Institute in London have discovered that cells can trap viruses...
‘Smart stent’ detects narrowing of arteries
Credit: University of British Columbia For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open...
Low vitamin D levels associated with scarring lung disease
Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower...
Salk Institute’s Tony Hunter wins 2018 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 19, 2018) Salk American Cancer Society Professor Tony Hunter has been awarded the 2018 Tang...
Breast cancer could be prevented by targeting epigenetic proteins, study suggests
Credit: Casey et al., 2018 Researchers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto have discovered that epigenetic proteins promote...
Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 percent
(Imperial College London) Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria...
Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis
(University of Sheffield) Scientists have identified the key response that children use to control infections.
Opioid dependence in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis: More likely to occur before than after surgery
(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers investigated risk factors for the development of opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for...
Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis
(The Francis Crick Institute) A gene signature in the bloodstream can reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis...
Palm oil: The carbon cost of deforestation
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study by EPFL...
Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose
(NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse) A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that treatment of opioid use disorder with either...
Mendelsohn shares Tang Prize for leadership in developing targeted therapy
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Targeted cancer therapy pioneer John Mendelsohn, M.D., researcher and former president of...
New immunotherapy trial for children with central nervous system tumors opens
Credit: Seattle Children's SEATTLE - June 19, 2018 - Seattle Children's has opened a pioneering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell...
Michelson Prize awards $450k to young scientists advancing immunology and vaccine research
NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 - High risk, high reward scientific advancements require long-term flexible funding with a clear focus...
Deep-sea marine sponges may hold key to antibiotic drug resistance
Credit: FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Drug resistance to antibiotics is on the rise and there is an urgent need...
Bad habits that lead to cancer, chronic disease corrected by simple lifestyle intervention
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Does this sound like someone you know? He or she spends too much time in...
